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Insomnia

by Stephen King

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This novel made even more sense after reading The Dark Tower VII. I didn't like Insomnia at first, but once the Dark Tower was revealed more, I love it. ( )
  Anagarika | Nov 3, 2009 |
Decent King book, i liked all the dark tower connections, and it had some deep characters with a nicely fleshed out atmosphere in the town it takes place in. But it had a lot of boring parts and got overly complex at times. ( )
  Blazingice0608 | Oct 27, 2009 |
I love this book for a lot of reasons. One is that it's the kind of big (in pages and ideas) King story that made me a fan of his in the first place. Another is that it returns to Derry, and I dig the references to It. Finally, the Crimson King and the Dark Tower. Whoa! Insomnia may fall short of King's best, most epic work, but it is still much beloved by me. ( )
  sturlington | Sep 18, 2009 |
Currently reading and about to finish this book. This is my 3rd King book. I was never a huge Stephen King fan but was pushed to read him by my bf who is a big fan. The book has a slow start and is fairly long, the story really does not start to pick up until the second half of the book, which has caused me to take long pausing in reading because I was loosing interest. However once you get through that rough patch, the book is very good and as always very well writen. ( )
  smooney1202 | Jul 23, 2009 |
Insomnia seems to be Stephen King's attempt at a morality tale, which succeeds with mixed results. He creates a cast of memorable characters. I found his use of an elderly couple as his hero/heroine to be both unique and charming and the epilogue (that continues to follow these characters) is, without a doubt, touching. King's lurking references to his other works also surface here (s0mething I've always enjoyed in his work). On the other hand there, are a quite few times when the story starts becoming rather ridiculous and laughable - not a response I think the author had intended. Over all, it's not a bad read if you have the time. ( )
  readingrat | Mar 19, 2009 |
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Epigraph
Old age is an island surrounded by death. -- Juan Montalvo, On Beauty
Dedication
For Tabby... and for Al Kooper, who knows the playing field. No fault of mine.
First words
No one--least of all Dr. Litchfield--came right out and told Ralph Roberts that his wife was going to die, but there came a time when Ralph understood without needing to be told.
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Canonical titleInsomnia
Original publication date1994
People/CharactersRalph Roberts, Lois Chasse, Ed Deepneau, Atropos, Crimson King, Clotho (show all 15)
Important placesDerry, Maine, USA
Awards and honorsBram Stoker Award Nominee (Novel, 1994), New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1994)
EpigraphOld age is an island surrounded by death. -- Juan Montalvo, On Beauty
DedicationFor Tabby... and for Al Kooper, who knows the playing field. No fault of mine.
First wordsNo one--least of all Dr. Litchfield--came right out and told Ralph Roberts that his wife was going to die, but there came a time when Ralph understood without needing to be told.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0670855030, Hardcover)

Ralph Roberts hasn't been sleeping well lately. Every morning he wakes just a little bit earlier until pretty soon, he isn't sleeping at all. It wouldn't be so bad if not for the strange hallucinations--and the nightmares that keep coming to life.

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